Duane Vorhees - Prachya Review https://prachyareview.com Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:49:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://prachyareview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-LogoBlue-32x32.png Duane Vorhees - Prachya Review https://prachyareview.com 32 32 The Ship by Duane Vorhees https://prachyareview.com/2024/12/01/the-ship-by-duane-vorhees/ https://prachyareview.com/2024/12/01/the-ship-by-duane-vorhees/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:49:57 +0000 https://prachyareview.com/?p=46421 THE SHIPOh, the mariner is like the moon;perfect the once in the monthwhen my land concedes to your sea.Our boat was, before, a forest,leaves like sails, windslike a petrel’s exhale.Anchored by a stone that oncehugged earth, like mom and son.And the sea, the sea. The basketof stars upside-downed, so allits flowers scatter everywhere. *This poem […]

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Oh, the mariner is like the moon;
perfect the once in the month
when my land concedes to your sea.

Our boat was, before, a forest,
leaves like sails, winds
like a petrel’s exhale.

Anchored by a stone that once
hugged earth, like mom and son.

And the sea, the sea. The basket
of stars upside-downed, so all
its flowers scatter everywhere.

*This poem is inspired by a Dali painting

About the Poet:

Duane Vorhees is an American poet in Thailand. He is the author of THE MANY LOVES OF DUANE VORHEES; HEAVEN; GIFT: GOD RUNS THROUGH ALL THESE ROOMS;  MEMORIES ARE LINKED LIKE OASES; A CONSIDERABLE SHARE OF FELICITY: and THE WOMB AND THE BRAIN. He has taught various subjects in the US, Korea, and Japan and has dabbled in dishwashing, lifeguarding, acting, modeling, broadcasting, journalism, door-to-door sales, tool room management, and other activities. 

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